A2 Music Video- Disjucture. Harder Than You Think- Public Enemy

Harder Than You Think by Public Enemy is an example of disjuncture.

Representation of Gender Essay- Primeval

Primeval Essay

Paul trailer

Paul

Paul is the latest film from the comedy duo Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. It is a Working Title film. 

 

'The Soloist' Production Notes

-made by Joe Wright and stars Jamie Foxx and Robert Downy Jr.

-based on a true story. LA times journalist Steve Lopez was writing a series of articles on Nathaniel Ayers about his life,how he got the streets and how music inspired him and helps him through everyday life.

-made by DreamWorks Pictures and Universal Pictures. In associaton with Working Title.

-the executive producers are Tim Bevon, Eric Fellner, Jeff Skoll, Patricia Whitcher.

-was rated 12 for thematic elements, some drug use, and language.

-the film is distributed by Paramount Pictures.

-Jamie Foxx was already a highly skilled musician and he "spent six intensive months learning advanced cello and violin techniques.

-Joe Wright knew from the beginning that he wanted to use real life homeless people as extras from the streets of LA.

The Soloist Questions

The Soloist was directed by Joe Wright who also directed 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Atonement'.

1. Who were the producers of the film?
Gary Foster and Russ Krasnoff

2. What did Steve Lopez question about the film from the start?
Steve Lopez said "how could you make a movie if you didn't have an ending".

3.When did the producers meet Nathaniel?
They met Nathaniel after having lunch with Steve Lopez in 2005.

4. Where were the real life locations of the film?
Disney Concert Hall, The Tunnel, Skidrow, L.A.M.P, Anderson Street- so they didn't move people from Skidrow, they re-created it on Anderson Street.

5. What was Susannah Grant's aim when screen writing?
Susannah Grants aim was to show that homeless people all come from a family and they all have their own story.

6.Why was Joe Wright apprehensive about making the film?
He didn't want to make a film in America because he is used to directing in England.

7. What does Robert Downy Jr say about the role of Nathaniel?
That Nathaniels role is very challenging and very difficult.

8. Why did Joe Wright want authentic locations and authentic people in his film?
So he could help the homeless people and only wanted to use extras who are real homeless people.

9. How long did the set designers have on location to build the set?
4 weeks, lots of things built ready in a workshop.

10. What process did the actors go through to ensure that the acting was authentic?
They had to go through a sense of trust when they have not acted their parts before.

11. What comments are made about the ending by Susannah Grant and Russ Krasnoff?
They both said that they did not want to create a happy ending as it had to be honest because it is a true story.

Let The Right One In Essay

‘Let the Right One In’ Essay

‘Let the Right One In’ is a Swedish horror film which was made in April 2009 and is directed by Thomas Alfredson. The film stars Kare Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson and Per Ragner. ‘Let the Right One In’ had a budget of £4 million. The film has been extremely successful and has also since been re-made in Hollywood and is out in cinemas at the moment. The film is based on the horror novel written by John Ajvide Lindqvist. The film is set in a Stockholm suburb in 1982.  The film is about a 12 year old boy called Oskar who is getting bullied at school. He appears to have no friends and so does nothing about the problem and always takes a beating. Until when he meets Eli outside his flat. Eli is also twelve and has just moved into the flat next door to Oskar. Eli is looked after by an accomplice, who he is we do not know but he commits murders to collect blood for Eli to feed on. Eli does not tell Oskar that she is a vampire. They get on well and start to form a relationship. Eli convinces Oskar that he needs to fight back at the bullies. Oskar eventually finds out that Eli is a vampire but still is not put off. The film ends with Oskar being drowned by the bullies at school until Eli turns up to rescue Oskar and kills them.

The mise on scene for the film is very basic and very bland. The film mainly shows Oskars school, his walk home and his flat. The film is set in a dark, brutal winter in Sweden. Most of the film is in darkness with the exception of Oskar at school. The producers of the film wanted to use the natural environment of the area to film to show a more dark and grim setting. The flats are shown to be old and dated, to be shown to be 1980’s. The actors clothes are also very dated. All the sets are used to create a damp, dark and cold environment inside as well as the natural environment outside.

The music used for the film is slow when showing the everyday lifestyle of Oskar. This may be trying to show how boring a life he leads. However for the more fast paced events when Eli is attacking people there is more alert and jumpy music used. This helps to build tension and create a more risky environment. Most of the sound for the film is from the environment and is mainly the howling of wind and trees.  However there is also lots of speech from the characters.

The film uses mainly long shots for the camera work when Eli is attacking people. The camera then shows a close up of the victim or someone who observed the killing to show their emotions. There are many panning shots when a person enters a room and follows the character. There are also lots of close ups of Oskar at his window in his flat and also when he is sitting with Eli outside. There are also long shots used when Eli is climbing buildings. Again the camera work uses dark environments to show the bleak surroundings. Also when in Oskar and Eli’s appartments there is very dull light.

Levi Strouss’s binary opposites are shown very obviously in ‘Let the Right One In’. E.g. ‘good vs evil’, ‘boy and girl’.  At the start when Eli’s accomplice is shown hanging the man upside down from a tree and slitting his throat it shows a ‘good vs evil’ binary opposite. Later on we see another ‘good vs evil’ between Oskar and his bullies. We also see later the ‘boy and girl’ relationship between Oskar and Eli. Later on we see the opposite ‘human and non- human’ between Oskar and Eli.

Jacob Boswell